McGraw-Hill Medical Launches Online Service; Features Top-Selling CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment

McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing, a unit of McGraw-Hill Education, a leading publisher of professional health references and databases for physicians and medical students, today announced the release of CMDT Online, a continually updated online service featuring the world's best-selling annual textbook of medicine, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, also known as CMDT.

Developed through a joint venture with Silverchair Science+Communications, a leading developer of health reference information solutions for health care publishers, this versatile digital application provides definitive answers to every common question in clinical practice -- delivered through the user's desktop or handheld device. Users also have the ability to instantly download topics from CMDT Online to their handheld device giving them the assurance that the content they trust is right in their pocket when they need it. As part of a special promotion, CMDT Online is available FREE through October 31, 2004, at http://www.cmdtonline.com/.

"Over the years, residents and practitioners have trusted the print version of CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment in providing indispensable information needed to deliver quality care to patients," said Stephen J. McPhee, MD, from the Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California, and editor of CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment. "Now, CMDT Online takes the content to a new level of utility. We are incredibly excited to offer CMDT Online."

"CMDT Online is filled with the features and tools that are perfect for today's fast-paced clinical environment," said Jack Farrell, vice president and publisher of Online and Digital Products for McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing. "Users can even download content to their PDA for total portability. Most importantly, the clinical information in CMDT Online is supported with one-click access to the current literature in a fully evidence- based synthesis for students and practitioners. The book is renowned for giving users what they need quickly."

"CMDT Online represents a major advance in the usability and integration of clinical reference information," said Thane Kerner, president and CEO of Silverchair. "The application was engineered from the ground up using next- generation web technology, and the result is unprecedented speed, accuracy, and ease-of-use for physicians as they access current information to enhance patient care."

The new CMDT Online features: quarterly updates for all the latest diagnostic and treatment protocols, a topic-based presentation of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders, more than 1,200 images including x-rays, ECGs, photomicrographs, endoscopic images, scintigrams, heart and lung sounds, links to the latest practice guidelines, an A-Z topic index, access to a continually updated drug database -- Clinical Pharmacology by Gold Standard Multimedia, next-generation searching, references linked to PubMed, personalization, and much more.

The new release of CMDT Online is available free of charge through October 31, 2004 at http://www.cmdtonline.com/ after which time it will be available to users as a paid annual subscription.

About McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing

McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing is a leading global provider of print and digital reference and educational content for healthcare industry. It is a unit of McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, a global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's and BusinessWeek. Founded in 1888, the Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2003 were $4.8 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/.

About Silverchair

Silverchair Science+Communications, Inc. is an editorial technology company specializing in the development of advanced medical information products. Founded in 1993, Silverchair has been a leader in developing digital publishing platforms and content specifically for health care professionals. It maintains offices in Charlottesville, VA, Philadelphia, and Raleigh, NC. Additional information is available at http://www.silverchair.com/.

SOURCE: McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing

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